Economy and Place Policy and Scrutiny Committee	8 March 2023
Report of the Director of Governance and Monitoring Officer

YORK CIVIC TRUST 9 CITIES UPDATE

Summary

1. The Committee is provided with the report from the York Civic Trust, at Annex 1, for information.

Background

2. In April 2021, York Civic Trust were invited by council officers to research some possible case studies from which the Council might learn in preparing its new Local Transport Plan (LTP4). The Trust selected nine cities from England and continental Europe which share some common characteristics with York in terms of size, geography, economy and history. These were were Bath, Cambridge, Chester, Norwich and Oxford; Delft, Dijon, Freiburg and Ghent. The overall summary of what the Trust saw as the key messages from the nine case studies is detailed in Section 6 of the Trust’s Transport Strategy for York, which is included at Annex 1 of its report and the draft case studies are included at Annexes 2-10 of the report. The full Transport Strategy for York, published in February 2022 can be found at: https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/home/planning/a-transport-strategy-for-york-2022

Consultation

3. As this report is for information only, no consultation has been necessary..

Options

4. Having considered the information in the report and its annexes Members can agree to seek further information on any of the  issues raised, or not.

Analysis

5. Any analytic evidence appropriate can be found in the Trust’s thorough report at Appendix A.

Council Plan

6. The Council Plan identifies eight priorities, four of which are relevant to this work:

·  Well-paid jobs and an inclusive economy; and,

· An open and effective council.

Implications

• There are no implications to be addressed in this cover report.  Any relevant implications will be addressed in the Trust’s attached report.

Risk Management

7. There are no known risks associated with the recommendations in this cover report. The Trust’s report provides a quarterly update for information, covering all aspects relevant to it.  

Recommendations

8. The Committee is asked to receive and comment upon the report from York Civic Trust.

Reason:     In order to be updated on the research on nine cities undertaken by York Civic Trust as part of their Transport Strategy for York

Contact Details Author:	Chief Officer Responsible for the report:
Angela Bielby Democracy Officer Tel: 01904 552599 a.bielby@york .gov.uk.	Bryn Roberts Director of Governance bryn.roberts@york.gov.uk
	Report Approved	P	Date	28/02/2023
Wards Affected:  List wards or tick box to indicate all					All	P
For further information please contact the author of the report

Annexes

Annex 1 – York Civic Trust Transport Strategy Section 6

Annex 2 –  LPT4 Comparator Case Study - Freiburg im Breisgau (DRAFT)

Annex 3 –  LPT4 Comparator Case Study – Norwich (DRAFT)

Annex 4 – LTP4 Case Study – Oxford, UK (2nd DRAFT)

Annex 5 –  LTP4 Comparator Case Study – Dijon (DRAFT)

Annex 6 –  LPT4 Comparator Case Study - Bath (DRAFT)

Annex 7 –  LPT4 Comparator Case Study - Cambridge (DRAFT)

Annex 8 –  LTP4 Comparator Case Study - Chester (DRAFT)

Annex 9 –  LPT4 Comparator Case Study - Delft (DRAFT)

Annex 10 -  LPT4 Comparator Case Study – Ghent (DRAFT)